Side Pony: Inspiration vs. Reality

I, like most other brides, spent a lot of time worrying how everything would come together on our wedding day. I pulled inspiration from all corners of the internet, but there was no way of knowing how everything would look in “real life.” Throw in an unconventional color scheme, and my anxiety only increased.

I created this inspiration board at the beginning of our planning to convince myself (and others) that a red, green, and gray color scheme could be pulled off without looking like a bad Christmas special.

There were a lot of details that changed, evolved, or were eliminated as we planned our wedding over many months, but I was pleasantly surprised to see how our wedding details compared to our original vision.

Overall, I am very pleased with how our ideas were executed at our wedding. There are some things that did not translate as I had hoped, such as the center picture in my inspiration collage since I’m not even sure what it is supposed to be, but I wouldn’t change a thing. I love how everything came together, and I am so glad I trusted my vision despite some opposition to my ideas.

Are you using an inspiration board to help with your planning? How did your wedding compare to your original inspiration?

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I love your ring it has a very unique shape.
I like these inspiration vs reality posts. It made me go back and look at my inspiration board, nothing looks alike :p apparently my mind has changed a lot.

You did a really great job executing your vision! It looks just like your inspiration pics! I made an inspiration board as we both started the planning process. I use it more for inspiration and often refer back to it to assure myself that all of my ideas can work harmoniously together (at least they do on my board)!

I feel like if I did an inspiration board now that it would be cheating as I already have most of the elements haha! I love that yours was exactly as you invisioned, though prettier, than your inspiration!